Curtain compartment for automobiles



J. W. APPLIN.

CURTAIN COMPARTMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.13, I919- Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

INVEN TOR.

JOHN M/. flfiPL/N.

A TTORNEY- of Indianapolis,

JOHN w. APPLIN, or INDIANAPOLIS, momma, assrenon TO a FAYETTE Morons COMPANY, A oonronarron or" DELA'WAEE.

CURTAIN CCT.lEPAR.'J.lliEN'l FOR AUTOMOBILES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. Arman, a citizen of the United States, and a resident county of Marion, and State of lndiana, have invented a certain new and useful 'Curtain-Compartment for Automobiles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a curtain compartment for a motor vehiclein which the side curtains therefor may be folded up 'ongitudinally and conveniently stored-when disposing; of side curtains of an automobile when not in use have been resorted to, usuallyby storing them in a hammock arrange mentupon the vehicle top, or placing them in a compartment under the seat, or stowing them in compartments otherwise positioned about the These two'more common methods are inconvenient, and it is the purpose of this invention to so constructthe vehicle body as to provide more convenient place for storing the curtains, whereby they will be readily accessible to'the driver of the automobile without necessitating the drivers climbing upon the seats or getting under them, or otherwise disarranging the car, or

getting out of the same. The car body is constructed so that the cowl portion which is the portion most accessible to the driver,

is ut d in a novel manner to provide a conyei "it curtain compartment without 1nterfering withfthe instrument board associated with the cowl, or the usual car controlling means posi !oned adjacent thereto, and without discomforting the driver of the car or the passenger in the front seat thereof.

T he full nature of this invention will be more fully understood from the accompanyng: drawings and thefollowing description and claims.

is supported upon a Wooden frame 11, the

o; in use. Heretofore, various methods of Specification of Letters Patent. I EPZWQMEQQ Aug, 31, 1920 a lication filed December is, 1919. Serial at. 344,693.

and dash 16. In the ordinary construction of a motor vehicle, the space is not used between the front doors of the vehicle and the dash, as the upwardly and diagonally eX- tending foot board 14 generally so reduces the space as to make it'useless. By means of this invention a portion. of thiswasted space may be utilized WltllOiltCllSCOIIlfOItlIlg the driver or the passenger in the front seat by mounting an inclosing wall 19 on each side of the drivers compartment between the forward door frame and the dash board. The

.rall 19 incloses a curtain compartment 20 and extents from a height approximate to the lower edge of the instrument board to the floor 15 vnd through the upwardly and di agonally extending foot board 14:, as shown in Fig. 2. The inclosing wall 19 may be formed of leather upholstering or trimming mounted. on the wooden frame member, but preferably, as shown herein, by a sheet metal box made for the purpose to fit against the inner surface of the cowl supporting body frame Ill. The rear'portion of the inclosure is provided with a door 21, spring hinged to the incl sing wall by the spring hinges 22, which will causeit to clamp shut and remain closed inider syvringtensbn, a handle being provided to open the door. he compartment 20 is so proportioned that the curtains 2d and 25' may he folded longitudinally in the usual and inserted upright through the closed by the door aud deposited in their proper positions in the" compartment as itiidicated-in dotted lines. They, then,

when necessary or desired, will be readily accessible to thedriver by opening the door 21, when not necessary or desired may he niolosed and stored away by simply insertin them and releasing the door which is spring closed; r

This arrangement permits curtains, and especially those ,which are provided with narrow elongated, windows to-be folded par allel to saidwindows and inserted upright in the vertical compartments. In addition to the foregoing, positioning the compartments at either side of the cowl supporting frame, utilizes space ordinarlly wasted, and

Vi'loor. an race 'C-i'SillCl foot board for inclosnw sJ-ace which at the same time, is readily accessible to the driver of the carw1thout r'equlrlng the climbin over seats the removal 0i seats;

or otherwise leaving the d'ri'vcrs space, or

curtains and also a sociated with the cowl,

, said compartments have interfered with the driver and have caused discomfort to driver andthe passenger oi the front seat by occupyingspace required by the Same, since the lower or ge 01' the instrument board. is correspondinglylowered to provide e'flicic room for the curtain compartment.

The invention claimed is: i. in combination w th the driversspace of a motor vehicle having a floor, a foot board. EtPIlCllDg' forwardly of and npwar r from said floor, and a cowl i orinino' the sides and top of said space, of vertical ccinpart n ent mounted-in a side of said space, compartment extending forwardly from ti d below the upwariilly extending adapted to'receive curtains, and a door for said compartment andopening into the driw ers space for permitting curtains to e in --serted therein, said door being positioned bet een the upwardly extending tootboard and the compartm nt portion nearest the drivers seat.

2. in COIAbiIlJtiQH with the drirers space uni-ant mounted a side thereof, inchir ii an inclosingwall extending forwardiy from the floor andbelow the upwarzilly extending surface oi said foot board for inclosine a space adapted to receive curtains, and door.

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hinged on the wall of said compartment and opening into the drivers space for permitcurtains to be inserted therein. p 3. In combination, with the drivers space of a motor Vehicle having a floor, a foot beard extending forwardly of and upwardly 'iroin said floor, anda cowl iorrning the sides and top oi said space, of a curtain compartment mounted in a side of said space, includ' ing an inciosing wall extending forwardly from the floor and below the npwardly'extending surface of said foot board for in; closing a space adapted to receive curtains, and a door springhinged on the wall or said. compartment and o aenin into the drir 1 r i er s space ror pernir ting the curtains to be inserted therein, whereby said door will close under spring tension when released.

Bi curtain compartment tor motor, re-

incliu'oing a casing arranged to in when mounted adjacent the the cowl supporting side oi' 'ch curtains may be storea hides,

i a space to the floor of said ed torwardly through the cowl, said compartment extending through i said foot boa id for containing the curtains for sa, i vehicie when the same are not in use, d doors mounted in said compartcnts and opening into the drivers space i r p itti insertion and withdrawal or the curtains therefrom.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature. i

JOHN w. APPLIN i 

